[Song of Birth] A moving birth song wrapped in happiness
Childbirth is that moving moment when you finally meet your long-awaited baby, isn’t it? During pregnancy, mothers lovingly nurtured their child in their womb.
Seeing their newborn’s face, fathers felt more strongly than ever that they had become parents.
Having safely completed the birth, you’re likely filled with joy and gratitude now.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs about childbirth that we hope you’ll listen to during this emotional time.
Each is a timeless, moving piece that can bring tears to your eyes as you think of your precious child who has come into the world.
Please give them a listen to mark this wonderful milestone—the arrival of a new life.
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Birth songs that color the emotion of childbirth (71–80)
Birthday Songayaka
Ayaka’s “Birthday Song” is a celebration filled to the brim with joy for a baby’s arrival and for each healthy year they grow.
It’s included on her 2015 album Rainbow Road.
The birth of a baby and watching them grow strong and healthy is such a simple, pure happiness that it needs no complicated words.
The lyrics repeat certain phrases, but they overflow with heartfelt feelings of love and celebration for the baby.
A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru
A heart-piercing ballad filled with bittersweet warmth.
The idea of entrusting feelings too deep for words to a bouquet conveys the delicate sensibility so characteristic of Hikaru Utada.
The gentle melody woven by piano and strings beautifully captures the world of the lyrics—it’s truly lovely.
Featured on the album Fantôme, released in September 2016, the song also drew attention as the theme for the NHK morning drama series Toto Nee-chan.
When you want to express gratitude or tenderness to someone important, listening to this track is sure to give you courage.
It’s also recommended as a song to accompany life’s special moments, such as childbirth or birthdays.
Because you were thereCrystal Kay
A heartwarming ballad by Crystal Kay celebrating the birth of a baby.
Her gentle vocals beautifully express the bond between parent and child and gratitude for new life.
Released in December 2015, the song gained attention as the theme for the Nippon TV drama “Wild Heroes.” With lyrics about feelings that transcend time and love that remains unchanged even when apart, it’s recommended for those who want to express gratitude to someone dear.
It also makes a wonderful gift for friends or family welcoming a new baby.
May it be filled with kindnessJUJU
This is a rock ballad by JUJU overflowing with gratitude and kindness toward a loved one.
Its gentle, enveloping melody captures the subtle emotional shifts of realizing the preciousness of a life nurtured in the womb and seeing the world in a new light.
Also featured in a Nissan Cube commercial, the song was released in February 2009 and ambitiously reached the top 10 on the Oricon weekly chart.
It is included on the albums “What’s Love?” and “BEST STORY ~Love stories~,” and has been covered by many artists.
It’s a deeply moving track, perfect for savoring feelings of gratitude for a precious life that has come into this world.
I am your dad.bīguru kurū
Beagle Crew is a two-man vocal unit active mainly in their hometown of Fukuoka Prefecture.
Their song “Boku wa Kimi no Papa” (“I’m Your Dad”) was created around the theme of a “dad song” by the two members, who are themselves fathers.
The lyrics speak of the joy of a child’s birth, the awakening of parental awareness, and the words of one’s own parents that you only truly understand once you become a parent.
If you have children, you’ll likely find every line deeply relatable.
The music video also features wonderful parent-and-child photos submitted by the public, making it truly moving!
You were born to be loved.Matsumoto Yuka
This gentle song, sung by Yuka Matsumoto, a gospel singer from Hokkaido, is about an all-embracing love.
Where there is a life being born, there is also a life coming to an end.
Surely, among mothers who have just gone through the life-or-death struggle of childbirth, there are moments when, alongside the joy of their child’s birth, they feel pressure about how to protect that life.
That’s exactly when I’d recommend this song.
When you listen to it in anxious times, your heart feels lighter, and you’ll think, “It’s enough just to be alive.” It’s a song you’ll want to play for your baby, too.
EnvelopeKobukuro
Kobukuro, beloved by a wide range of listeners for their beautiful harmonies.
Envelope is a song like a gift to parents celebrating the birth of a new life.
The title means “to wrap” or “to envelop.” The track was written specifically as the theme song for the drama Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryojo (Liaison: Children’s Mental Clinic), and it is infused with gentle feelings that connect with the story.
It’s a piece filled with the joy and gratitude of becoming a parent, the moving experience of gazing at a newborn’s tiny life—everything is wrapped inside this one song.
It’s a birth song I wholeheartedly recommend to first-time parents and to those who are about to welcome a new baby.
